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Caribbean & Central America - May 2005 (ISSN 1741-4458)
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Opposition PPM triumphs in general election
The opposition People's Progressive Movement (PPM), led by Kurt Tibbetts, won nine of the 15 seats in the Cayman Islands Legislative
Assembly on 11 May in general elections that had been postponed for six months following the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan last September. The ruling United Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat, winning just five seats, (the final seat went to an independent) and three government ministers lost their seats. Although slightly lower than the last general elections in 2000, voter turnout was a respectable 78%.
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